Nine College of Business faculty members were named inaugural recipients of the UTSA Office of the Vice President for Research faculty research awards.

The $5,000 research awards were divided into Summer Seed Grants as well as Internal Research Awards for the 2014-2015 academic year. This funding opportunity was established to promote research and scholarship at the highest level at UTSA. Awards will support faculty in identifying and submitting applications to potential funding sources, provide preliminary data to support applications for extramural funding and enhance scholarly and creative activities.

David Han, assistant professor of management science and statistics
“Time and Cost Constrained Optimal Designs of Step-stress Accelerated Life Tests”

Charles Liu, assistant professor of information technology
“Are Free Apps the New Solution to Software Piracy? The Impact of the Freemium Strategy on Mobile App Piracy in the Presence of Network Effects”